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Kuru Çay

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°19′47″ N 39°52′28″ E

Map showing the location of Kuru Çay Kuru Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
816 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yonca
0.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport56 km
EZS Elazığ Airport60 km

About Kuru Çay

Kuru Çay is a river. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Zülkefil Dağı and Henkne Dağı.

Climate of Kuru Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 76 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 123 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 141 km southeast19°
  • Suruç · 197 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
March (96 mm)
Driest month
July (2 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kuru Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°20°26°33°38°37°33°24°15°9°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°12°17°22°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)958996905713225457695

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kuru Çay

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 55 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 56 kmsoutheast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 60 kmnorthwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 86 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 55 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 82 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 121 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kuru Çay

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 372 natural sites, 368 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Sığık Dağı Mountain 13 kmN
  • Çapur Tepe Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Kılavuz Dağı Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Kurşunlu Dağı Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km171 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 45 kmNW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 49 kmNW
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 31 kmS
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 36 kmNE

60–100 km565 places

  • Çiftgöller Lake 99 kmSE
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 97 kmSE
  • Soğan Göl Lake 97 kmSE
  • Keşki Göl Lake 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yonca Village, Ergani District
    0.9 km NE
  • Gözekaya Village, Ergani District
    4 km S
  • Dallıdağ Village, Ergani District
    4.1 km SW
  • Bakırkomu Village, Ergani District
    2.3 km N
  • Şölen Village, Ergani District
    5.4 km S
  • Söğütalan Village, Ergani District
    2.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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